SuitabookInherited wrongdoing
The protagonists try to uncover the truth behind their parents’ past, and the wider story involves parents whose actions place young people in danger.
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Rainbow Rowell - Author
This is a tense superhero story about young people confronting inherited wrongdoing, dangerous adults and complicated friendships. It combines investigations and emotional conflict with perilous confrontations, including threats, coercion and graphic-sounding physical violence.
When the Runaways eliminate the Pride from Los Angeles, it leaves a vacuum of power in the city's underworld, and soon Nico, Karolina, Gert, Chase, and Molly are on the run again to uncover the truth behind their parents' past before it catches up to them. "The "IT" book of the early 2000s with the original cast is back - Nico! Karolina! Molly! Chase! Old Lace! And, could it be? GERT?! The heart of the Runaways died years ago, but you won't believe how she returns! Superstar author Rainbow Rowell (Eleanor & Park, Carry On) makes her Marvel debut with fan-favorite artist Kris Anka (ALL-NEW X-MEN, CAPTAIN MARVEL) in the series that will shock you and break your heart! Did Chase and Gert's love survive their time apart? Have Karolina and Nico's feelings made their friendship impossible? What emotional landmines lie in wait to DESTROY the Runaways?!"--
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a tense superhero story about young people confronting inherited wrongdoing, dangerous adults and complicated friendships. It combines investigations and emotional conflict with perilous confrontations, including threats, coercion and graphic-sounding physical violence.
The protagonists try to uncover the truth behind their parents’ past, and the wider story involves parents whose actions place young people in danger.
Doc Justice presents himself as a good leader while using the J-Team’s visibility and exploiting their vulnerability; his conduct is revealed as abusive and dangerous.
The group’s friendships and romantic feelings are tested while they face danger, separation and conflicting loyalties.
Consider whether the reader is comfortable with sustained danger and distressing conflict: characters are threatened with a gun, attacked, beaten, subjected to unwanted power-taking, and exposed to body-shaming language.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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